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201596 minRdocumentary

7.0/ 10(26 ratings)• TMDB

Homelessness Addiction

Almost Holy

201596 minRdocumentary

7.0/ 10(26 ratings)• TMDB

Gennadiy Mokhnenko uses controversial methods to address youth homelessness and addiction in Mariupol, Ukraine, during the early 2000s.

Homelessness Addiction

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Terrence Malick,

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Gennadiy Mokhnenko uses controversial methods to address youth homelessness and addiction in Mariupol, Ukraine, during the early 2000s.

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Steve Hoover

Steve Hooverdirector

Terrence Malick

Terrence Malickdirector

Michael Killendirector

Steve Hoover

Steve Hooverwriter

Gennadiy Mokhnenkocast

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Gennadiy Mokhnenko operates the Pilgrim Republic rehabilitation center in Mariupol, Ukraine. In the early 2000s, he confronts a surge in youth homelessness following the collapse of the Soviet Union. To address addiction to cold medicine and alcohol among street children, Mokhnenko employs controversial methods to bring them to his center. The film depicts the social unrest and corruption that characterized Ukraine during this tumultuous period.

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